This is the story of my nontraditional transformation from a Physics/Spanish/Chemistry/Math grad into a physician. I'm a proud member of the class of 2016 at Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine. The blog title will be edited to reflect the current stage of my transformation: Pre-Medical, Medical, Residential, then Doctoral. Read more about me in the My Story tab below. Enjoy!

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Vaccinate Your Kids!

Not much time for writing these days, but I've gotta get this out. In med school, we learn a LOT about vaccinations. How they work, what goes into them, what the risks are, and all the science-, tech-, and culture-related nuances of vaccination. And you know what?

It still FLOORS me that some people don't believe in vaccination.

For anyone who thinks along such lines, I think the below info is worth a gander:

One thing the above graphic doesn't show is the effect that parents' decisions to not vaccinate has had on the re-emergence of vaccine-preventable diseases worldwide in recent years. That's what this is for: